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News Flash: Fifth Circuit Vacates 80/20/30 Tip Credit Rule

In a significant decision for the hospitality and restaurant industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently struck down a Department of Labor (DOL) rule regarding the payment of tipped employees. The...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Wage & Tipped Rates and Schedule for 2025 and Future Years

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On September 18, 2024, at the request of the State of Michigan and its attorney general, the Michigan Supreme Court clarified issues relating to future minimum wage rates and minimum cash wage rates for tip-credit employees...more

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Making it “Rein”: Fifth Circuit Looks to Roll Back Department of Labor Rulemaking Authority

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A trio of cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit have challenged the core of US Department of Labor rulemaking. With varying levels of success. Restaurant Law Center v. DOL pertains to the DOL’s...more

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Federal Appeals Court Invalidates the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2021 Tip Credit Rule

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On August 23, 2024, in the case of Restaurant Law Center, et. al. v. U.S. Department of Labor, et. al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit invalidated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2021 Tip Credit Rule...more

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Littler Lightbulb: August Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fifth Circuit Vacates DOL Tip Credit Rule...more

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Tipped Over: Fifth Circuit Vacates the DOL's Rule for Tipped Employees

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling on August 23, 2024, vacating a 2021 Final Rule of the Department of Labor (DOL), which limited the circumstances under which employers can claim a "tip...more

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Fifth Circuit Hits 0% on the Department of Labor’s Tip Credit Rule

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently determined that the Department of Labor (DOL) violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) in issuing its “Tip Credit” final regulations and vacated the final rule....more

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How Will the Election and Recent Legislative Trends Impact Tipped Wages? 4 Developments for Hospitality Employers to Watch

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There’s been a lot of buzz about tipped wages as Election Day approaches – and hospitality employers will want to track key proposals that may have a huge impact on pay practices. Former President Trump and Vice President...more

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Employment Law Update: The Tip Credit is Back

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Hospitality employers take note – the Department of Labor’s (DOL) tip rule has been struck down. The tip credit is a provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) that allows employers to pay tipped employees a lower...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down U.S. Department of Labor Tip Credit Rule

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In a highly anticipated opinion, on August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit in Restaurant Law Center v. U.S. Department of Labor (Case No. 23-50562) struck down a Final Rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down the DOL Tip Credit Rule

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On August 23, 2024, in Restaurant Law Center v. U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) December 2021 final rule that had set strict limits on...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down Tip Credit Rule Promulgated by the DOL

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On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a final rule promulgated by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) restricting when employers could take a tip credit for tipped employees under the Fair Labor...more

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5th Circuit Vacates DOL’s Federal 80/20/30 Tip Credit Rule

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit recently vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) latest provisions of its Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, colloquially known as the 80/20/30 Rule through...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Fifth Circuit vacates DOL regs regarding tipped employees

On Friday, August 23, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a Final Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor that sought to restrict when employers could claim a “tip credit” under...more

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Ding Dong, the Federal 80/20 and 30-Minute Tip Rule Is Dead

On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals released its long-awaited opinion in Restaurant Law Center v. United States Department of Labor and invalidated the 2021 final tip rule issued by the U.S. Department of...more

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U.S. Court of Appeals Throws Out and Simplifies Federal Tip Credit Rule

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For a generation, one of the most contested FLSA issues was when employers could pay subminimum wages to tipped employees. During Republican administrations, the U.S. Department of Labor issued business-friendly tip-credit...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down DOL Tip Credit Rule: What It Means for Employers

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In a long-awaited decision, the Department of Labor (DOL) regulation setting strict limits on the amount of time that tipped employees can spend performing work that does not directly generate tips has been struck down by the...more

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5th Circuit Strikes Down 2021 Tip Rule

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On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a 2021 regulation by the U.S. Department of Labor restricting employers’ use of the tip credit for tipped employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The...more

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MI Agencies Request Clarity on New Minimum Wage & Tip Credit Requirements

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On August 22, 2024, the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO) issued a press release on the heels of the Mothering Justice decision, about which we previously wrote, and which will drastically change the...more

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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Nixes DOL's Tip Rule

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Real World Impact:  The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision vacating the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule regarding tipped employees means the rule is no longer in effect nationwide. This is a major victory...more

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Federal Appeals Court Vacates Department of Labor’s “80/20/30 Rule” Regarding Tipped Employees

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On August 23, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its much-anticipated decision in Restaurant Law Center v. United States Department of Labor.  In one of the very first federal appellate court...more

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Tips from Seyfarth: In a Major Win for Restaurants, Fifth Circuit Vacates DOL’s 80/20 Rule

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Tips from Seyfarth is a blog series for employers, and their in-house lawyers and HR, payroll, and compensation professionals, in the food, beverage, and hospitality sector. We curate wage and hour compliance “tips” to keep...more

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Another Cook in the Kitchen: Court Finds Chef is Entitled to Overtime

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Many employers make the mistake of assuming that employees can be treated as exempt so long as they have certain job titles or are paid a salary rather than an hourly wage. That error is especially common in small businesses...more

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Freelance Isn’t Free: A Contract Ingredient for New York’s Restaurants

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New York’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which requires that a business provide any freelance worker with a written contract if the freelance work is worth at least $800, inclusive of multiple projects over a 120-days period,...more

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Chicago Phases Out the Tip Credit Starting July 1, 2024

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On July 1, 2024, Chicago will take its first step towards eliminating the tip credit. That day, the tip credit amount an employer can claim decreases from 40% to 32% of the applicable minimum wage. Every year thereafter, on...more

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